diff --git a/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix b/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
index e52a4c3f884e..9135bca0f4f6 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/docker-tools.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
     docker =
       { config, pkgs, ... }: {
         virtualisation = {
-          diskSize = 1024;
+          diskSize = 2048;
           docker.enable = true;
         };
       };
@@ -21,19 +21,29 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
       $docker->waitForUnit("sockets.target");
 
       $docker->succeed("docker load --input='${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.bash}'");
-      $docker->succeed("docker run ${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.bash.imageName} /bin/bash --version");
+      $docker->succeed("docker run --rm ${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.bash.imageName} /bin/bash --version");
+      $docker->succeed("docker rmi ${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.bash.imageName}");
 
+      # Check if the nix store is correctly initialized by listing dependencies of the installed Nix binary
       $docker->succeed("docker load --input='${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nix}'");
-      $docker->succeed("docker run ${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nix.imageName} /bin/nix-store -qR ${pkgs.nix}");
+      $docker->succeed("docker run --rm ${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nix.imageName} /bin/nix-store -qR ${pkgs.nix}");
+      $docker->succeed("docker rmi ${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nix.imageName}");
 
       # To test the pullImage tool
       $docker->succeed("docker load --input='${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nixFromDockerHub}'");
-      $docker->succeed("docker run nixos/nix:1.11 nix-store --version");
+      $docker->succeed("docker run --rm nixos/nix:1.11 nix-store --version");
+      $docker->succeed("docker rmi nixos/nix:1.11");
 
       # To test runAsRoot and entry point
       $docker->succeed("docker load --input='${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nginx}'");
       $docker->succeed("docker run --name nginx -d -p 8000:80 ${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nginx.imageName}");
       $docker->waitUntilSucceeds('curl http://localhost:8000/');
       $docker->succeed("docker rm --force nginx");
+      $docker->succeed("docker rmi '${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.nginx.imageName}'");
+
+      # An pulled image can be used as base image
+      $docker->succeed("docker load --input='${pkgs.dockerTools.examples.onTopOfPulledImage}'");
+      $docker->succeed("docker run --rm ontopofpulledimage hello");
+      $docker->succeed("docker rmi ontopofpulledimage");
     '';
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix b/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
index 691d4bb74dbf..315440349b6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix
@@ -116,4 +116,12 @@ rec {
       Env = [ "NIX_PAGER=cat" ];
     };
   };
+
+  # 7. example of adding something on top of an image pull by our
+  # dockerTools chain.
+  onTopOfPulledImage = buildImage {
+    name = "onTopOfPulledImage";
+    fromImage = nixFromDockerHub;
+    contents = [ pkgs.hello ];
+  };
 }